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B.A. in Social Work at PLU: Admission ProceduresSocial work is an academic discipline and a practice profession. Social workers envision an economically, socially, and racially just world in which resources and opportunities are more equitably distributed. Social workers engage in critical analyses of power relations, aim to dismantle inequitable social structures, and work in solidarity with groups that experience poverty, oppression, and exploitation. Social workers assist individuals

Spring 2022 Social Work CapstonesFriday May 20th, 2022 9:00 AM - 1:00 PMAnderson University Center - Room 203Block One 9:00 - 9:55 AMSarah KirschenbaumMcKenzie Hart LindgrenAshlee GormleySarah Kirschenbaum “Childhood Trauma: The Effects of ACEs on Mental Health in Adulthood” McKenzie Hart Lindgren “Mental Health: Effects of Bullying on Middle School Aged Students” Ashlee Gormley “Social Justice for Children of Incarcerated Parents” Block Two 10:00 - 10:55 AMArianna Tunstall-McKinneyKaren

2018 AwardsCongratulations to the Overall Winners of the 2018 South Sound Regional Science & Engineering Fair! 1st Place: Ashlynn Gallagher, W.F. West HS: A Novel Approach To Diagnosing Zika: The Use of Silk Fibroin Protein and 2D Paper Networks To Create A Temperature-Independent, Affordable Paper Test Strip 2nd Place: Sathvik Nallamalli, Olympia HS: A Portable Android Based Diagnosis System of Prevalent Chronic Respiratory Illnesses 3rd Place: Abhinav Gundrala, Olympia HS: Myocardial

to pick the brains of talented professionals from a variety of industries. And it allows for advancement in diverse ways, often on your terms. As graduate-admission professionals who communicate daily with prospective students locally and globally, we find these motivations are common. People want to expand their knowledge and skills in a specialized area for career advancement and potentially higher pay. They also are looking to expand their professional networks. Similarly, what people are

professional networks. Similarly, what people are looking for in an institution and graduate program are the qualities that reinforce their reasons for pursuing an advanced degree: learning alongside eager classmates who are there to progress with help from professional connections, encountering renowned professors who are highly regarded in their fields, and interacting with an alumni base that is accomplished and accessible. Pacific Lutheran University possesses these qualities and then some. PLU’s

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, leadership and care – for other people, for their communities, and for the Earth. As an example, a person working on software for a social networking system has to make decisions between what is best for society and what is best for the company. There are indications that the business model of many of today’s social networking systems prioritize monetary gain over privacy, security, and social good. For these reasons and more it is vitally important for computer scientists to be educated within the

courses carefully selected from a variety of Humanities, Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary programs, and works in collaboration with local Indigenous communities and institutions to create a space for Indigenous academic knowledge and inquiry. Students work with each other and with members of Indigenous communities to develop understandings and relationships that can complement a variety of majors. NAIS strives for learning that transcends the boundaries and dynamics of the classroom. Here

privacy in any document or communication that is stored or transmitted via PLU servers or its electronic systems. While PLU does not undertake regular or consistent monitoring of content stored in or transmitted via university systems, it reserves the right to do so, if in its sole discretion the need arises. PLU further reserves the right to discipline community members for misuse of a system or resource in violation of university policies. Students, employees, and others who use the PLU networks or